Saturday, January 21, 2012

Christmas 2011

Here are the kids on Christmas Eve in their new Christmas p.j.’s from Grandma and Grandpa Bell.

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Jethro got an RC helicopter for Christmas.  And then, Brett kindof took it over.  I kept yelling at him to give it to Jethro and let him have a turn since it was HIS- but he kept saying “just one more minute,” for the next however long it was until the batteries ran out.  Silly.

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Ethne was overjoyed with her makeup.  Orrin liked his puppy.

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More helicopter flying.  This time Brett at least let Jethro have his hands on the controller.  :)

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Talmage was PRETTY impressed with his Batman dress-up costume.  It’s amazing how good he is at striking awesome super-hero poses.

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Hazel got some easy-bake stuff and a toaster oven… and a raccoon, because that’s what she asked for.  Ethne also liked her water bottle.

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After church we went to the look-out and the old monastery place.  There were tons of people out – it being sunny and Christmas Day means that everyone goes outside I guess.

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Even though the heli was indoor-only, they took it outside with us.  Notice who’s doing the flying…

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And notice Brett’s hat.  I made it for him since he lost the one I made him last year.  I think it looks perty cool.

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Talmage had to wear his Batman costume.

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Here, Brett is holding his Swiss Army knife that I bought him for Christmas.  We went to the knife store together, he looked through all of the knives, told me “I pick the Trailmaster,” so I turned to the store guy who was standing right by us and said, “I want the Trailmaster.”  He was like, uhh, yeah.  :)

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Oh, and the helicopter got broken when it crashed.  Probably because it got extra brittle from how cold it was outside.  Brett fixed it while I was in Arizona. 

And that was Christmas 2011.  The end.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Bowling in Arizona.

So, I am home again.  It was a great trip.  I always always have so so much fun with my family, but I was very sad my own little family was not there.  Mostly all the other cousins were there, so I kept thinking ‘If only Jethro and Hazel and Ethne could be playing and having so much fun with everyone!’  And of course, ‘If only Brett were here to dance/kiss/hang out/play with me.’

By the way, a flight from Switzerland to the U.S. is a long, long, flight.  And the one back is just as long.  And when I got home (after pulling my luggage up the hill from the bus stop through the rain to my house), Orrin cried when I picked him up and hugged him.  Then he wanted to go to Brett, and every time he looked at me he would sniffle and cry again.  It was a sad, sad thing.  But, he liked me again after a few minutes.

One of my favorite quotes from the trip was when I was saying that I was going to go shopping instead of go to the zoo, and Ethan (my little brother) asked me what I was going to get.  I said, “All the things I can’t get in Switzerland.”  and he said, “Like what?”  and I said, “Well, like brown sugar for instance.”  And he said, “How do you cook without brown sugar?”  and I said, “Well, they have white sugar, just not brown.”  and he said, “Oh, so they’re racist.”  ha ha haa!

So anyway, I helped do a few things for my sister Amy who was the one getting married, and we went to the temple lights, and we swam and chatted and ate chocolates and other good food, and I bought a football and played a bit with my brother and brother-in-law and nieces, and we had a wedding and danced. 

If you can believe it though, I only took my camera out ONCE.  So, I will have to share some pictures when my brothers and sisters get some posted hopefully.  BUT, for now, here are (way too many) pictures of the awesome time we had bowling after the wedding reception.  (Sadly, Tim and Andrea couldn’t come as they had no available babysitters, and my mom and dad weren’t there, and Amy and Kam were on their honeymoon, which probably was not as cool as bowling with us would have been.)

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Megan likes to give wet willies.  She also likes to snap bras.  Which she did, numerous times, to me while I was there.

I did not tell these people to smooch- apparently, according to Sterling, after you go to a wedding you’re in a LOVE mood.  By the way, that is a new wedding ring on Lindsay’s finger.  Wyatt finally bought her a new one after losing her old one years ago.

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Me and Lindsay and Wyatt.

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Me and Megsie.

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Me posing.

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Cute picture of Brooke and Karlee, and classic picture of Lindsay.

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Me and Kam.  Which I probably shouldn’t say anymore, since now there is a brother-in-law named Kam (short for Kameron), but I think we can all figure it out.  Good, I’m glad we agree on that.

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Wyatt and Lindsay Ann.  Like Freedom.  And they’re having a baby.  Probably tomorrow.  And apparently also a bowling ball.

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Leo the man.

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Lindsay the …weirdo?

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And… Kami.

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Me, getting ready to bowl.  Feel the anticipation….

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and…

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Stee-rike!!!

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Oh yeah.

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By the way, I am terrible at bowling.  I think I was better years and years ago.

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Scary dudes.

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This is what I got from Leo when I said “now smile normal.”  hmmm.

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Major kissing and making out going on over in that corner.  But, like Sterling said, weddings make for a lovey feeling.

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Lindsay Ann didn’t bowl.  But she did make suspicious faces, which is just as useful.

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Derek is very good at bowling.

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We had some wings, the most delicious onion rings I’ve had in forever, some chocolates from Mom, and a chocolate milk shake later on.  I don’t see how the night could have been anything but tremendous.

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Lindsay trying to look like a punk.  hmmm.

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Why, hello… Wyatt.

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Umm, Wyatt.  There are no words.

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When Leo had a good bowl he would do this awesome Latin-esque dance thingee.  It was awesome.  I should have video-d it.

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‘Twas fun.

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Next time in Switzerland, k guys?

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